Jonah Owen Lamb
@jonahowenlamb.bsky.social
Senior reporter at SF Standard
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An alleged killer is living near Golden Gate Park in a facility where patients go missing
Michael Jacobs’ story illustrates how even a ‘homicidal’ defendant can end up living right next door.
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“He can’t stand trial, and you can’t lock him up forever for a crime he has not been convicted of.” sfstandard.com/2025/08/12/a...
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Russia, Russia, Russia - no hoax
Stunning development: Senators now confirm the Trump admin’s 28-point “peace plan” for Ukraine wasn’t a U.S. plan at all. It was a Russian wish list. Follow along. This is crazy. 1/
November 23, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Russia, Russia, Russia - no hoax
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Kash Patel’s deployment of SWAT teams to protect his girlfriend and his own travel on government jets has led to questions about whether the FBI director is using taxpayer funds inappropriately. His moves have drawn sharp criticism from some former agents and conservatives.
Patel Under Scrutiny for Use of SWAT Teams to Protect His Girlfriend
The F.B.I. director’s travel on government jets has contributed to growing questions inside the administration about whether he is using taxpayer-funded resources inappropriately.
nyti.ms
November 23, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Kash Patel’s deployment of SWAT teams to protect his girlfriend and his own travel on government jets has led to questions about whether the FBI director is using taxpayer funds inappropriately. His moves have drawn sharp criticism from some former agents and conservatives.
“One of the things I would have loved to be some day is the mayor of New York City.” www.nytimes.com/live/2025/11...
Trump Administration Live Updates: President Heaps Praise on Mamdani and New York’s Future
www.nytimes.com
November 22, 2025 at 4:21 AM
“One of the things I would have loved to be some day is the mayor of New York City.” www.nytimes.com/live/2025/11...
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Welcome to the wild world of Chinese kids' smartwatches, where they socialize, date, shop, give out likes, buy likes, build bots for likes, and enter high society when they get over 800,000 likes.
Absolutely eye-opening. It's great to have Stephanie report this story in this week's Made in China.
Absolutely eye-opening. It's great to have Stephanie report this story in this week's Made in China.
In China, parents are buying smartwatches for children as young as five, connecting them to a digital world that blends socializing with fierce competition. www.wired.com/story/kids-i...
Kids in China Are Using Bots and Engagement Hacks to Look More Popular on Their Smartwatches
In China, parents are buying smartwatches for children as young as five, connecting them to a digital world that blends socializing with fierce competition.
www.wired.com
November 21, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Welcome to the wild world of Chinese kids' smartwatches, where they socialize, date, shop, give out likes, buy likes, build bots for likes, and enter high society when they get over 800,000 likes.
Absolutely eye-opening. It's great to have Stephanie report this story in this week's Made in China.
Absolutely eye-opening. It's great to have Stephanie report this story in this week's Made in China.
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🔥 Chris Murphy: The President of the United States just called for Democratic members of Congress to be executed, “HANG THEM”
If you’re a person of influence in the country & you haven’t picked a side, maybe now would be the time to pick a fucking side.
#ProudBlue
#Voices4Victory
If you’re a person of influence in the country & you haven’t picked a side, maybe now would be the time to pick a fucking side.
#ProudBlue
#Voices4Victory
November 20, 2025 at 6:09 PM
🔥 Chris Murphy: The President of the United States just called for Democratic members of Congress to be executed, “HANG THEM”
If you’re a person of influence in the country & you haven’t picked a side, maybe now would be the time to pick a fucking side.
#ProudBlue
#Voices4Victory
If you’re a person of influence in the country & you haven’t picked a side, maybe now would be the time to pick a fucking side.
#ProudBlue
#Voices4Victory
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“while Trump advocates peace through strength, he showed nothing but debility. No doubt other dictators took note. Legitimizing and defending Mohammed this way will embolden him and his ilk to mistreat not just journalists but any Americans...” www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
Opinion | ‘Things happen’
Setting the record straight about our murdered colleague.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 19, 2025 at 4:23 PM
“while Trump advocates peace through strength, he showed nothing but debility. No doubt other dictators took note. Legitimizing and defending Mohammed this way will embolden him and his ilk to mistreat not just journalists but any Americans...” www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
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👇🎯 I, for one, share @jakemgrumbach.bsky.social’s gratitude in the 🧵, below for my own Holocaust education, especially from survivors, who also taught me that “Never Again” not only meant “not to us Jews, & not like that, in those places” but also had universal meaning.
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Sharing the video of this because it’s such a ghoulish thing to say that I’m honestly in disbelief that I even heard her properly
November 19, 2025 at 3:49 PM
👇🎯 I, for one, share @jakemgrumbach.bsky.social’s gratitude in the 🧵, below for my own Holocaust education, especially from survivors, who also taught me that “Never Again” not only meant “not to us Jews, & not like that, in those places” but also had universal meaning.
bsky.app/profile/mcop...
bsky.app/profile/mcop...
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Trump suggests Khashoggi had it coming: "You're mentioning someone that was extremely controversial. A lot of people didn't like that gentleman that you're talking about. Whether you like him or didn't like him, things happen. But he knew nothing about it. You don't have to embarrass our guest."
November 18, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Trump suggests Khashoggi had it coming: "You're mentioning someone that was extremely controversial. A lot of people didn't like that gentleman that you're talking about. Whether you like him or didn't like him, things happen. But he knew nothing about it. You don't have to embarrass our guest."
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ABC News just committed real journalism during this Trump press conference, questioning him about his business dealings with Saudi Arabia and the Crown Prince about the murder of the Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi. Trump called CBS fake news. Bin Salam called murder “painful.”
November 18, 2025 at 5:47 PM
ABC News just committed real journalism during this Trump press conference, questioning him about his business dealings with Saudi Arabia and the Crown Prince about the murder of the Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi. Trump called CBS fake news. Bin Salam called murder “painful.”
SFPD captain detained in Singapore for nearly bringing ammo on a plane sfstandard.com/2025/11/18/s...
SFPD captain detained in Singapore for nearly bringing ammo on a plane
Capt. Liza Johansen, who is on medical leave, was carrying a bullet while trying to board.
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November 18, 2025 at 5:52 PM
SFPD captain detained in Singapore for nearly bringing ammo on a plane sfstandard.com/2025/11/18/s...
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The Baltimore Police Department stripped the officers of their police powers in a case in which San Francisco police declined to comment.
S.F. police investigate four Baltimore officers stripped of police powers
The Baltimore Police Department stripped the officers of their police powers in a case in which San Francisco police declined to comment.
bit.ly
November 18, 2025 at 12:20 AM
The Baltimore Police Department stripped the officers of their police powers in a case in which San Francisco police declined to comment.
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DHS agents investigating sexual crimes against children have been redeployed to the immigrant crackdown.
A probe into the black market for Iranian oil sold to finance terrorism has been slowed down because of the shift.
And efforts to combat human smuggling have languished.
A probe into the black market for Iranian oil sold to finance terrorism has been slowed down because of the shift.
And efforts to combat human smuggling have languished.
Homeland Security Missions Falter Amid Focus on Deportations
www.nytimes.com
November 16, 2025 at 8:56 PM
DHS agents investigating sexual crimes against children have been redeployed to the immigrant crackdown.
A probe into the black market for Iranian oil sold to finance terrorism has been slowed down because of the shift.
And efforts to combat human smuggling have languished.
A probe into the black market for Iranian oil sold to finance terrorism has been slowed down because of the shift.
And efforts to combat human smuggling have languished.
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NEW: Chi Ossé, an ally of Mamdani, has filed paperwork to challenge Jeffries from the left.
Chi Ossé files paperwork to challenge Hakeem Jeffries from the left
The NYC City Council member said in a statement that Democratic leadership is "failing to effectively fight back against Donald Trump."
www.axios.com
November 17, 2025 at 5:21 PM
NEW: Chi Ossé, an ally of Mamdani, has filed paperwork to challenge Jeffries from the left.
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New from @francescadnunz.bsky.social: Texas Department of Public Safety and ICE signed a pair of agreements that will authorize state police within DPS’s Criminal Investigations and Highway Patrol divisions to effectively operate as ICE agents, on a statewide basis.
Texas Turns Its Sprawling State Police Force Into Immigration Agents for Trump
The notorious 287(g) task force program has finally reached DPS, raising fears of widespread racial profiling.
www.texasobserver.org
November 16, 2025 at 8:00 PM
New from @francescadnunz.bsky.social: Texas Department of Public Safety and ICE signed a pair of agreements that will authorize state police within DPS’s Criminal Investigations and Highway Patrol divisions to effectively operate as ICE agents, on a statewide basis.
White nationalist talking points and racial pseudoscience: welcome to Elon Musk’s Grokipedia www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
White nationalist talking points and racial pseudoscience: welcome to Elon Musk’s Grokipedia
World’s richest person wanted to ‘purge’ propaganda from Wikipedia, so he created a compendium of racist disinformation
www.theguardian.com
November 17, 2025 at 5:06 PM
White nationalist talking points and racial pseudoscience: welcome to Elon Musk’s Grokipedia www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Beloved coach and Netflix star voiced concerns about campus safety days before killing sfstandard.com/2025/11/14/j...
John Beam voiced concerns about Laney College safety days before killing
The beloved coach and Netflix star was particularly uneasy about safety in the campus field house where he was fatally shot two days later.
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November 14, 2025 at 9:48 PM
Beloved coach and Netflix star voiced concerns about campus safety days before killing sfstandard.com/2025/11/14/j...
Manny Yekutiel says he wasn’t aware of a supporter’s racist comments in a 400-person WhatsApp chat. sfstandard.com/2025/11/14/m...
SF candidate disavows supporter’s anti-Palestinian comments
Manny Yekutiel, who has been critical of Israel’s war in Gaza, says he wasn’t aware of a supporter’s comments in a 400-person WhatsApp chat.
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November 14, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Manny Yekutiel says he wasn’t aware of a supporter’s racist comments in a 400-person WhatsApp chat. sfstandard.com/2025/11/14/m...
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Please take a minute to scroll through this—and share it.
It's the story of our time.
The Authoritarian Stack: How Tech Billionaires Are Building a Post-Democratic American—And Why Europe Is Next.
www.authoritarian-stack.info
It's the story of our time.
The Authoritarian Stack: How Tech Billionaires Are Building a Post-Democratic American—And Why Europe Is Next.
www.authoritarian-stack.info
The Authoritarian Stack
How Tech Billionaires Are Building a Post-Democratic America — And Why Europe Is Next
www.authoritarian-stack.info
November 5, 2025 at 11:36 PM
Please take a minute to scroll through this—and share it.
It's the story of our time.
The Authoritarian Stack: How Tech Billionaires Are Building a Post-Democratic American—And Why Europe Is Next.
www.authoritarian-stack.info
It's the story of our time.
The Authoritarian Stack: How Tech Billionaires Are Building a Post-Democratic American—And Why Europe Is Next.
www.authoritarian-stack.info
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The National Association of the Deaf is celebrating a legal victory against the White House. A judge ordered ASL for briefings conducted by the press secretary or President Trump.
Judge orders White House to use American Sign Language interpreters at briefings
The National Association of the Deaf is celebrating a legal victory against the White House. A judge ordered ASL for briefings conducted by the press secretary or President Trump.
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November 8, 2025 at 12:37 AM
The National Association of the Deaf is celebrating a legal victory against the White House. A judge ordered ASL for briefings conducted by the press secretary or President Trump.
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ICE trying to poach NYPD officers by claiming they'll offer them "respect."
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ICE targets NYPD officers with ads claiming the agency offers ‘respect’
A new federal recruitment push plays on morale issues in the NYPD and tensions under Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani.
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November 7, 2025 at 6:40 PM
ICE trying to poach NYPD officers by claiming they'll offer them "respect."
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Michael Jacobs, an alleged killer, was too mentally ill to stand trail so officials put him in a locked mental ward. But the private SF facility had a record of losing track of its patients. Now he's no longer in the Crestwood healing center. He's headed to trial. sfstandard.com/2025/11/06/c...
Christine Moyer’s accused killer heads to trial
Michael Jacobs is accused of nearly beheading a woman and trying to kill another. His mental health has landed him in a clinic that loses its patients, not a courtroom.
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November 7, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Michael Jacobs, an alleged killer, was too mentally ill to stand trail so officials put him in a locked mental ward. But the private SF facility had a record of losing track of its patients. Now he's no longer in the Crestwood healing center. He's headed to trial. sfstandard.com/2025/11/06/c...
Michael Jacobs is accused of decapitating one woman and trying to kill another in 2018. His mental health issues have kept him out of the courtroom until now. sfstandard.com/2025/11/06/c...
Christine Moyer’s accused killer heads to trial
Michael Jacobs is accused of decapitating one woman and trying to kill another in 2018. His mental health issues have kept him out of the courtroom.
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November 7, 2025 at 1:01 AM
Michael Jacobs is accused of decapitating one woman and trying to kill another in 2018. His mental health issues have kept him out of the courtroom until now. sfstandard.com/2025/11/06/c...
When Trump threatened to send federal forces to the Bay Area local politics pushed back by saying such agents may be arrested if they break the law. SF cops we spoke to were not enthused. sfstandard.com/2025/11/03/s...
SF politicos threatened federal agents with arrest. Cops call it fake news
Brooke Jenkins and Nancy Pelosi are talking tough, but officers on the ground say it’s largely political theater.
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November 3, 2025 at 10:28 PM
When Trump threatened to send federal forces to the Bay Area local politics pushed back by saying such agents may be arrested if they break the law. SF cops we spoke to were not enthused. sfstandard.com/2025/11/03/s...
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