Gary Singh
@gary-singh.bsky.social
Newspaper columnist at Metro Silicon Valley for 20 years. Author at History Press. Sober vagabond. More words at Alta Journal, Hidden Compass, Atlas Obscura, IEEE Computer Graphics, AAWW & more.
https://www.garysingh.info
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From my friend Don Lattin, who covered the Jonestown massacre.
I covered the Jonestown massacre. Donald Trump is giving me flashbacks www.sfchronicle.com/opinion/open...
I covered the Jonestown massacre. Donald Trump is giving me flashbacks www.sfchronicle.com/opinion/open...
I covered the Jonestown massacre. Donald Trump is giving me flashbacks
OPINION: As we approach the anniversary of the Jonestown massacre, I can’t help but see ominous echoes of Jim Jones in President Trump, former reporter Don Lattin writes.
www.sfchronicle.com
November 15, 2025 at 6:21 PM
From my friend Don Lattin, who covered the Jonestown massacre.
I covered the Jonestown massacre. Donald Trump is giving me flashbacks www.sfchronicle.com/opinion/open...
I covered the Jonestown massacre. Donald Trump is giving me flashbacks www.sfchronicle.com/opinion/open...
"gluttons for clichéd dross who...head to the Instagram page will find several generic AI-generated videos of stubbly cowboys looking like factory-reject Ben Afflecks walking on snow-covered train tracks, lifting weights and holding their hats under the rain."
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www.euronews.com/culture/2025...
Breaking Rust: Can you tell the difference between real and AI music?
An AI-generated music persona has topped the US Billboard charts for the first time, at the same time as a “first-of-its-kind" study from French streaming service Deezer reveals that 97 per cent of pe...
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November 14, 2025 at 3:32 PM
"gluttons for clichéd dross who...head to the Instagram page will find several generic AI-generated videos of stubbly cowboys looking like factory-reject Ben Afflecks walking on snow-covered train tracks, lifting weights and holding their hats under the rain."
www.euronews.com/culture/2025...
www.euronews.com/culture/2025...
A quick run-through, if you need it.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Emails reveal Jeffrey Epstein and associate discussed ‘girls’ and travel
Revelation comes despite US justice department downplaying possibility that other men involved in Epstein’s abuse
www.theguardian.com
November 13, 2025 at 10:04 PM
A quick run-through, if you need it.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Ennio Morricone - The Sicilian Clan
YouTube video by serge1232
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November 12, 2025 at 11:30 PM
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just opening up the new Epstein docs at random:
November 12, 2025 at 9:42 PM
just opening up the new Epstein docs at random:
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BREAKING: Grijalva has signed the Epstein Files discharge petition. It doesn't appear that Mace or Boebert have removed their names.
November 12, 2025 at 9:31 PM
BREAKING: Grijalva has signed the Epstein Files discharge petition. It doesn't appear that Mace or Boebert have removed their names.
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Patti Smith on Her Memoir “Bread of Angels,” Fifty Years After Her Début Album, “Horses” on Podbean, check it out! www.podbean.com/ea/dir-xex2u...
Patti Smith on Her Memoir “Bread of Angels,” Fifty Years After Her Début Album, “Horses”
Patti Smith’s album “Horses” came out fifty years ago, on November 10, 1975, launching her to stardom almost overnight. An anniversary reissue came out this year, to rapturous reviews. Yet being a roc...
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November 12, 2025 at 5:42 AM
Patti Smith on Her Memoir “Bread of Angels,” Fifty Years After Her Début Album, “Horses” on Podbean, check it out! www.podbean.com/ea/dir-xex2u...
It was an amazing speech, certainly better to watch not read. But here's the transcript.
www.thenation.com/article/poli...
www.thenation.com/article/poli...
Zohran Mamdani: “Hope Is Alive”
A full transcript of the mayor-elect’s victory speech to supporters.
www.thenation.com
November 5, 2025 at 9:18 PM
It was an amazing speech, certainly better to watch not read. But here's the transcript.
www.thenation.com/article/poli...
www.thenation.com/article/poli...
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Prop 50 was called as soon as the polls closed.
I made the most direct voter contact I ever have in this election. So I wasn’t even remotely surprised.
We are a great state.
I made the most direct voter contact I ever have in this election. So I wasn’t even remotely surprised.
We are a great state.
November 5, 2025 at 5:48 AM
Prop 50 was called as soon as the polls closed.
I made the most direct voter contact I ever have in this election. So I wasn’t even remotely surprised.
We are a great state.
I made the most direct voter contact I ever have in this election. So I wasn’t even remotely surprised.
We are a great state.
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Walmart, McDonalds and Amazon are the largest employers of people who require SNAP assistance.
The CEOs earned between 18-40 million last year, 1000x their median employee income.
They took billions in profits, while their workers relied on SNAP to survive.
Wanna fix fraud and abuse?
Fix that.
The CEOs earned between 18-40 million last year, 1000x their median employee income.
They took billions in profits, while their workers relied on SNAP to survive.
Wanna fix fraud and abuse?
Fix that.
November 3, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Walmart, McDonalds and Amazon are the largest employers of people who require SNAP assistance.
The CEOs earned between 18-40 million last year, 1000x their median employee income.
They took billions in profits, while their workers relied on SNAP to survive.
Wanna fix fraud and abuse?
Fix that.
The CEOs earned between 18-40 million last year, 1000x their median employee income.
They took billions in profits, while their workers relied on SNAP to survive.
Wanna fix fraud and abuse?
Fix that.
Another job I've done for 20+ years, in case you didn't know...
I'm so honored to have my art featured on the cover of IEEE Computer Graphics and Applications - my very first science drawing that marked the beginning of my #SciArt journey! Read the cover story here: ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/111...
A huge thank you to the journal and @gary-singh.bsky.social!
A huge thank you to the journal and @gary-singh.bsky.social!
November 3, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Another job I've done for 20+ years, in case you didn't know...
Right.
If you’re ok with vouchers being used for ski trips or piano lessons but not ok with SNAP benefits being used for pizza or cupcakes, it’s not the use of public money you have a problem with.
It’s that you think wealthy people deserve perks and poor people deserve to be poor.
It’s that you think wealthy people deserve perks and poor people deserve to be poor.
November 3, 2025 at 12:21 AM
Right.
On talking to the MAGA cult:
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open.substack.com/pub/lucid/p/...
Disengaging from Leader Cults: On the MAGA Cult, with Dr. Steve Hassan
A video and an essay about Fascist and other leader cults
open.substack.com
November 1, 2025 at 3:29 PM
On talking to the MAGA cult:
open.substack.com/pub/lucid/p/...
open.substack.com/pub/lucid/p/...
Still my favorite history podcast. This new series on Orwell is fantastic so far. @empirepoduk.bsky.social.
Orwell: The Anti-Imperialist In India & Burma (Part 1) on Podbean, check it out! www.podbean.com/ea/dir-j8ke2...
Orwell: The Anti-Imperialist In India & Burma (Part 1) on Podbean, check it out! www.podbean.com/ea/dir-j8ke2...
302. Orwell: The Anti-Imperialist In India & Burma (Part 1)
How was George Orwell’s childhood rooted in the British Empire and the opium trade in India? Why did George Orwell become a colonial police officer in Burma? When did Orwell develop his anti-imperiali...
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November 1, 2025 at 4:33 AM
Still my favorite history podcast. This new series on Orwell is fantastic so far. @empirepoduk.bsky.social.
Orwell: The Anti-Imperialist In India & Burma (Part 1) on Podbean, check it out! www.podbean.com/ea/dir-j8ke2...
Orwell: The Anti-Imperialist In India & Burma (Part 1) on Podbean, check it out! www.podbean.com/ea/dir-j8ke2...
Not the same.
Amazon is helping fund a $300 million build of a ballroom for the White House.
Independent bookstores are donating to food banks and organizations that help with food insecurity.
They are not the same.
Independent bookstores are donating to food banks and organizations that help with food insecurity.
They are not the same.
October 31, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Not the same.
I need Vienna. Miss that city. (It's among those included in this list.)
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www.frommers.com/tips/news/fr...
Frommer's Best Places to Go in 2026
The essential destination for planning the perfect travel excursion. Read candid, AI-free, timely articles from Frommer's travel guide experts, browse…
www.frommers.com
October 30, 2025 at 7:13 PM
I need Vienna. Miss that city. (It's among those included in this list.)
www.frommers.com/tips/news/fr...
www.frommers.com/tips/news/fr...
"For the first time since the Henley Passport Index was created 20 years ago, the United States is no longer ranked amongst the world’s Top 10 most powerful passports."
www.henleyglobal.com/newsroom/pre...
www.henleyglobal.com/newsroom/pre...
US Passport Power Falls to Historic Low
For the first time since the Henley Passport Index was created 20 years ago, the United States is no longer ranked amongst the world’s Top 10 most powerful passports.
www.henleyglobal.com
October 30, 2025 at 2:06 PM
"For the first time since the Henley Passport Index was created 20 years ago, the United States is no longer ranked amongst the world’s Top 10 most powerful passports."
www.henleyglobal.com/newsroom/pre...
www.henleyglobal.com/newsroom/pre...
Fantastic new magazine. Check it out. 👇
Equator is live today. Read about our mission and our first pieces, which include works of reportage, essays, memoirs, poetry, and fiction from around the world: www.equator.org
EQUATOR
Equator is a magazine of politics, culture and art.
www.equator.org
October 29, 2025 at 11:20 PM
Fantastic new magazine. Check it out. 👇
Recommended. 👇
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ORWELL: 2+2=5 Trailer | TIFF 2025
YouTube video by TIFF Trailers
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October 29, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Recommended. 👇
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The energy we need is this suburban dad standing out in the street -- barefoot with Blackhawks pajama pants on -- screaming at the masked goons to get the fuck out of their neighborhood.
October 25, 2025 at 5:51 PM
The energy we need is this suburban dad standing out in the street -- barefoot with Blackhawks pajama pants on -- screaming at the masked goons to get the fuck out of their neighborhood.