Doug Sovern
@sovernnation.bsky.social
Senior Political Reporter @KCBSRadio SF. Ex-NYT & AP. Winner of 250+ news awards. Author (http://DougSovern.com). Pro bassist & songwriter. Host, #StateOfCA on KCBS. Dad of twins, lover of dogs and cats, lifelong Mets fan, co-owner of Green Bay Packers.
Tonight is a bloodbath for Trump and the GOP. Not only did the Democrats sweep in PA, NJ, VA and CA, they did so handily, with big turnouts & overwhelming margins of victory. Off-year elections are often a harbinger of the midterms. Republicans should be deeply worried about 2026.
November 5, 2025 at 4:28 AM
Tonight is a bloodbath for Trump and the GOP. Not only did the Democrats sweep in PA, NJ, VA and CA, they did so handily, with big turnouts & overwhelming margins of victory. Off-year elections are often a harbinger of the midterms. Republicans should be deeply worried about 2026.
I mean, is this really real? The President of the U.S. posts a fake video of himself as King shitting all over his subjects? Have kindergarteners taken over the White House? What a disgrace and embarrassment.
Trump posts AI video showing him literally dumping shit on America
October 19, 2025 at 5:53 AM
I mean, is this really real? The President of the U.S. posts a fake video of himself as King shitting all over his subjects? Have kindergarteners taken over the White House? What a disgrace and embarrassment.
This is ridiculous and outrageous. Shame on the @washingtonpost.com
Firing a Black woman for quoting Kirk’s horrific statements about Black women is insane. It seems the Washington Post would rather perform politeness (and demand that the people Kirk harmed do it too) that tell the truth: karenattiah.substack.com/p/the-washin...
The Washington Post Fired Me — But My Voice Will Not Be Silenced.
I spoke out against hatred and violence in America — and it cost me my job.
karenattiah.substack.com
September 15, 2025 at 8:23 PM
This is ridiculous and outrageous. Shame on the @washingtonpost.com
News: After 40 years on the radio in San Francisco, the last 35 on @KCBSRadio, I'm retiring to write books, make music & raise my kids. My last show hosting #StateOfCA will be next Wednesday, April 30, 3:30pm. Thanks for a most extraordinary, exhilarating & unexpected career!
April 24, 2025 at 8:21 PM
News: After 40 years on the radio in San Francisco, the last 35 on @KCBSRadio, I'm retiring to write books, make music & raise my kids. My last show hosting #StateOfCA will be next Wednesday, April 30, 3:30pm. Thanks for a most extraordinary, exhilarating & unexpected career!
*It’s perfectly fine to text classified war plans to civilians
*Ukraine is to blame for the invasion of its own country
*Economic troubles under Trump are Biden’s fault
*Academic research is a waste of taxpayers’ money
*Tariffs don’t raise prices or hurt consumers
*Up is down and down is up
*Ukraine is to blame for the invasion of its own country
*Economic troubles under Trump are Biden’s fault
*Academic research is a waste of taxpayers’ money
*Tariffs don’t raise prices or hurt consumers
*Up is down and down is up
March 25, 2025 at 4:58 PM
*It’s perfectly fine to text classified war plans to civilians
*Ukraine is to blame for the invasion of its own country
*Economic troubles under Trump are Biden’s fault
*Academic research is a waste of taxpayers’ money
*Tariffs don’t raise prices or hurt consumers
*Up is down and down is up
*Ukraine is to blame for the invasion of its own country
*Economic troubles under Trump are Biden’s fault
*Academic research is a waste of taxpayers’ money
*Tariffs don’t raise prices or hurt consumers
*Up is down and down is up
RFK Jr. thinks autism is a disease???
“We’ve had 2 measles deaths in 20 years in this country—we have 100,000 autism diagnoses every year,” he said. “We need to keep our eye on the ball. Chronic disease is our enemy.”
I am personally offended by that. The HHS Secy should know better.
“We’ve had 2 measles deaths in 20 years in this country—we have 100,000 autism diagnoses every year,” he said. “We need to keep our eye on the ball. Chronic disease is our enemy.”
I am personally offended by that. The HHS Secy should know better.
March 11, 2025 at 4:44 PM
RFK Jr. thinks autism is a disease???
“We’ve had 2 measles deaths in 20 years in this country—we have 100,000 autism diagnoses every year,” he said. “We need to keep our eye on the ball. Chronic disease is our enemy.”
I am personally offended by that. The HHS Secy should know better.
“We’ve had 2 measles deaths in 20 years in this country—we have 100,000 autism diagnoses every year,” he said. “We need to keep our eye on the ball. Chronic disease is our enemy.”
I am personally offended by that. The HHS Secy should know better.
Trump is already blaming DEI and Biden-Buttigieg FAA hiring standards for last night's horrific plane crash on the Potomac, even though he admits they have no idea yet whether air traffic controllers were at fault and he's seen no evidence they were.
January 30, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Trump is already blaming DEI and Biden-Buttigieg FAA hiring standards for last night's horrific plane crash on the Potomac, even though he admits they have no idea yet whether air traffic controllers were at fault and he's seen no evidence they were.
Tune in at 3:30pm PT today as we're joined by #Oakland Mayoral candidate @BarbaraLee_CA on @KCBSRadio's #StateOfCA. On Thursday we'll interview rival candidate @lorenmtaylor. It's a 3-month race to choose Oakland's next mayor in the April 15 special election!
January 14, 2025 at 11:10 PM
Tune in at 3:30pm PT today as we're joined by #Oakland Mayoral candidate @BarbaraLee_CA on @KCBSRadio's #StateOfCA. On Thursday we'll interview rival candidate @lorenmtaylor. It's a 3-month race to choose Oakland's next mayor in the April 15 special election!
Another stunning winter sunset over San Francisco, as seen from Oakland.
January 8, 2025 at 1:27 AM
Another stunning winter sunset over San Francisco, as seen from Oakland.
Gorgeous pre-Christmas sunset over San Francisco!
December 18, 2024 at 1:10 AM
Gorgeous pre-Christmas sunset over San Francisco!
Internal poll from
@katieporteroc PAC has her crushing the field for governor—if she decides to run. But the poll omitted KamalaHarris. If Harris runs, Porter won't, and many others will drop out.
Porter 24%
Kounalakis 9
Yee 6
Becerra 6
Atkins 3
(Bonta, who may run, gets 6% when included)
@katieporteroc PAC has her crushing the field for governor—if she decides to run. But the poll omitted KamalaHarris. If Harris runs, Porter won't, and many others will drop out.
Porter 24%
Kounalakis 9
Yee 6
Becerra 6
Atkins 3
(Bonta, who may run, gets 6% when included)
December 11, 2024 at 8:08 PM
Internal poll from
@katieporteroc PAC has her crushing the field for governor—if she decides to run. But the poll omitted KamalaHarris. If Harris runs, Porter won't, and many others will drop out.
Porter 24%
Kounalakis 9
Yee 6
Becerra 6
Atkins 3
(Bonta, who may run, gets 6% when included)
@katieporteroc PAC has her crushing the field for governor—if she decides to run. But the poll omitted KamalaHarris. If Harris runs, Porter won't, and many others will drop out.
Porter 24%
Kounalakis 9
Yee 6
Becerra 6
Atkins 3
(Bonta, who may run, gets 6% when included)
Posting this red sky on Blue Sky
December 11, 2024 at 2:47 AM
Posting this red sky on Blue Sky
Thr FBI has detained a person of interest in Altoona who may be the UHC assassin.
I never knew there were any people of interest in Altoona.
I never knew there were any people of interest in Altoona.
December 9, 2024 at 4:35 PM
Thr FBI has detained a person of interest in Altoona who may be the UHC assassin.
I never knew there were any people of interest in Altoona.
I never knew there were any people of interest in Altoona.
Reposted by Doug Sovern
Join us Dec. 16 at the Commonwealth Club CA for a year-end politics roundtable -- talking cabinet picks to pardons and more! With GOP consultant Bob Gardner, KCBS' Doug Sovern @sovernnation.bsky.social & host John Zipperer.
Tickets and information: www.commonwealthclub.org/events/2024-...
Tickets and information: www.commonwealthclub.org/events/2024-...
Week to Week Holiday Special: The New Era
Join us in-person or online for the holiday special edition of our Week to Week political roundtable. We'll do a year-end wrap-up of political news, just one month after one of the most epochal electi...
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December 6, 2024 at 11:28 PM
Join us Dec. 16 at the Commonwealth Club CA for a year-end politics roundtable -- talking cabinet picks to pardons and more! With GOP consultant Bob Gardner, KCBS' Doug Sovern @sovernnation.bsky.social & host John Zipperer.
Tickets and information: www.commonwealthclub.org/events/2024-...
Tickets and information: www.commonwealthclub.org/events/2024-...
Sure seems like Pete Hegseth’s nomination is toast. Not worth the fight it will take for Trump to get him confirmed. Now he’s floating Joni Ernst as a possible Defense Secretary nominee, along with DeSantis. Even so, his Cabinet process is a roiling mess. His term will get off to a rocky start.
December 5, 2024 at 5:13 PM
Sure seems like Pete Hegseth’s nomination is toast. Not worth the fight it will take for Trump to get him confirmed. Now he’s floating Joni Ernst as a possible Defense Secretary nominee, along with DeSantis. Even so, his Cabinet process is a roiling mess. His term will get off to a rocky start.
Reposted by Doug Sovern
The turmoil in France — just weeks after the collapse of the German government — threatens to leave two of Europe’s most powerful nations rudderless, as European officials prepare for a blow if Donald Trump unleashes a trade war or slashes aid for Ukraine. www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/1...
French government collapsed after no-confidence vote. What happens now?
President Emmanuel Macron must seek a new prime minister after Michel Barnier’s administration became the shortest-serving in the modern French republic.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 5, 2024 at 6:18 AM
The turmoil in France — just weeks after the collapse of the German government — threatens to leave two of Europe’s most powerful nations rudderless, as European officials prepare for a blow if Donald Trump unleashes a trade war or slashes aid for Ukraine. www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/1...
I get the outrage over Biden pardoning Hunter, but if you’d lost two kids & had the power to keep a third from going to prison for years—maybe all the rest of your years—for politically motivated prosecutions, wouldn’t you do it too? Biden sacrificed his legacy for the sake of his son.
December 3, 2024 at 7:42 AM
I get the outrage over Biden pardoning Hunter, but if you’d lost two kids & had the power to keep a third from going to prison for years—maybe all the rest of your years—for politically motivated prosecutions, wouldn’t you do it too? Biden sacrificed his legacy for the sake of his son.
New #Gaza ceasefire proposal, with Hamas at the table, per @CBSNews:
Initial 50-day truce
Hamas extracts hostages
Then: Israel releases 3000+ Palestinian prisoners
Temp civilian admin of Gaza til PA can rule
Israeli forces can stay for 3 years
Hamas exhumes all dead hostages, back to 2014
Initial 50-day truce
Hamas extracts hostages
Then: Israel releases 3000+ Palestinian prisoners
Temp civilian admin of Gaza til PA can rule
Israeli forces can stay for 3 years
Hamas exhumes all dead hostages, back to 2014
November 30, 2024 at 10:51 PM
New #Gaza ceasefire proposal, with Hamas at the table, per @CBSNews:
Initial 50-day truce
Hamas extracts hostages
Then: Israel releases 3000+ Palestinian prisoners
Temp civilian admin of Gaza til PA can rule
Israeli forces can stay for 3 years
Hamas exhumes all dead hostages, back to 2014
Initial 50-day truce
Hamas extracts hostages
Then: Israel releases 3000+ Palestinian prisoners
Temp civilian admin of Gaza til PA can rule
Israeli forces can stay for 3 years
Hamas exhumes all dead hostages, back to 2014
Reposted by Doug Sovern
So a reminder:
It’s not ‘liberals’ saying Hegseth abuses women. It’s his mom.
It’s not ‘liberals’ comparing Trump to Hitler. It’s his vice-president.
It’s not ‘liberals’ calling Musk a liar and a racist. It’s his own child.
For the record.
It’s not ‘liberals’ saying Hegseth abuses women. It’s his mom.
It’s not ‘liberals’ comparing Trump to Hitler. It’s his vice-president.
It’s not ‘liberals’ calling Musk a liar and a racist. It’s his own child.
For the record.
November 30, 2024 at 2:35 AM
So a reminder:
It’s not ‘liberals’ saying Hegseth abuses women. It’s his mom.
It’s not ‘liberals’ comparing Trump to Hitler. It’s his vice-president.
It’s not ‘liberals’ calling Musk a liar and a racist. It’s his own child.
For the record.
It’s not ‘liberals’ saying Hegseth abuses women. It’s his mom.
It’s not ‘liberals’ comparing Trump to Hitler. It’s his vice-president.
It’s not ‘liberals’ calling Musk a liar and a racist. It’s his own child.
For the record.
It's a white Thanksgiving here in Vermont!! Woke up to this! Happy Thanksgiving to all!
November 28, 2024 at 1:47 PM
It's a white Thanksgiving here in Vermont!! Woke up to this! Happy Thanksgiving to all!
Of Trump's 25 Cabinet & Cabinet-level nominees:
20 are White
1 Black
1 Latino
1 Latina
1 Samoan-American (no other Asian, no Native American)
18 are men, 7 are women
Diversity dies with MAGA.
33% of non-white Americans voted for Trump but they barely have a seat at the table.
20 are White
1 Black
1 Latino
1 Latina
1 Samoan-American (no other Asian, no Native American)
18 are men, 7 are women
Diversity dies with MAGA.
33% of non-white Americans voted for Trump but they barely have a seat at the table.
November 24, 2024 at 4:37 AM
Of Trump's 25 Cabinet & Cabinet-level nominees:
20 are White
1 Black
1 Latino
1 Latina
1 Samoan-American (no other Asian, no Native American)
18 are men, 7 are women
Diversity dies with MAGA.
33% of non-white Americans voted for Trump but they barely have a seat at the table.
20 are White
1 Black
1 Latino
1 Latina
1 Samoan-American (no other Asian, no Native American)
18 are men, 7 are women
Diversity dies with MAGA.
33% of non-white Americans voted for Trump but they barely have a seat at the table.
Ok, I've just joined Blue Sky. A blue butterfly instead of a blue tweety bird—works for me. Who should I follow?
November 14, 2024 at 6:17 AM
Ok, I've just joined Blue Sky. A blue butterfly instead of a blue tweety bird—works for me. Who should I follow?