St. John Barned-Smith
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Reporting for the SF Chronicle. RPCV: Paraguay. Call me ‘Sinjin.'
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Himes: "What I saw in that room was one of the most troubling things I've seen in my time in public service ... any American who sees the video that I saw will see the US military attacking shipwrecked sailors."
December 4, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Himes: "What I saw in that room was one of the most troubling things I've seen in my time in public service ... any American who sees the video that I saw will see the US military attacking shipwrecked sailors."
(Scoop) Former S.F. staffer pleads guilty to embezzling hundreds of thousands of dollars in city funds www.sfchronicle.com/crime/articl...
Former S.F. staffer pleads guilty to embezzling hundreds of thousands of dollars in city funds
A 40-year-old former San Francisco city official pleaded guilty to embezzling hundreds of thousands of dollars in city funds and participating in another former city employee’s fraud scheme.
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December 4, 2025 at 8:46 PM
(Scoop) Former S.F. staffer pleads guilty to embezzling hundreds of thousands of dollars in city funds www.sfchronicle.com/crime/articl...
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The Inspector General says some of the Signal messages on Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's personal phone about strikes in Yemen had been deleted, so "we had to rely in part on the transcript of the chat The Atlantic posted publicly."
December 4, 2025 at 4:08 PM
The Inspector General says some of the Signal messages on Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's personal phone about strikes in Yemen had been deleted, so "we had to rely in part on the transcript of the chat The Atlantic posted publicly."
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“Their 17-page report showed that while thimerosal in vaccines given to pregnant women had fallen steadily, autism rates were still rising,”
“The C.D.C. posted the report on its website the night before the meeting.”
An ally of RFK Jr said his staff had it removed.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/04/u...
“The C.D.C. posted the report on its website the night before the meeting.”
An ally of RFK Jr said his staff had it removed.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/04/u...
Inside Kennedy’s Methodical Quest to Shake Up America’s Vaccine System
www.nytimes.com
December 4, 2025 at 2:01 PM
“Their 17-page report showed that while thimerosal in vaccines given to pregnant women had fallen steadily, autism rates were still rising,”
“The C.D.C. posted the report on its website the night before the meeting.”
An ally of RFK Jr said his staff had it removed.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/04/u...
“The C.D.C. posted the report on its website the night before the meeting.”
An ally of RFK Jr said his staff had it removed.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/04/u...
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Real wages (after inflation) were growing at 2.0% last year. Now it’s 0.8% — “clearly playing into what the majority of American households would define as an affordability crisis.”
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December 4, 2025 at 11:21 AM
Real wages (after inflation) were growing at 2.0% last year. Now it’s 0.8% — “clearly playing into what the majority of American households would define as an affordability crisis.”
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S.F. rent surge is outpacing every big U.S. city. Here’s what’s driving the increase www.sfchronicle.com/realestate/a...
S.F. rent surge is outpacing every big U.S. city. Here’s what’s driving the increase
San Francisco rentals are leasing faster and pricing higher than they have at any point since the pandemic.
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December 3, 2025 at 9:40 PM
S.F. rent surge is outpacing every big U.S. city. Here’s what’s driving the increase www.sfchronicle.com/realestate/a...
Oakland needs 200-plus police officers it can’t afford but pays millions to officers on leave www.sfchronicle.com/eastbay/arti...
Oakland needs 200-plus police officers it can’t afford but pays millions to officers on leave
Roughly 100 Oakland police officers off the job on extended leave are costing the city millions of dollars a year at a time when it faces both a budget deficit and an officer shortage.
www.sfchronicle.com
December 3, 2025 at 9:37 PM
Oakland needs 200-plus police officers it can’t afford but pays millions to officers on leave www.sfchronicle.com/eastbay/arti...
NEW: ICE is targeting Afghans across Northern California following D.C. shooting, advocates say www.sfchronicle.com/us-world/art...
ICE is targeting Afghans across Northern California following D.C. shooting, advocates say
Almost a dozen Afghans have been arrested by ICE officers in Northern California as part of a federal crackdown in response to the National Guard shooting.
www.sfchronicle.com
December 3, 2025 at 9:22 PM
NEW: ICE is targeting Afghans across Northern California following D.C. shooting, advocates say www.sfchronicle.com/us-world/art...
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Agents in Key Largo, Florida ripped this woman wearing medical scrubs out of her car as she screamed she is a US citizen. Agents cuffed her and put her in one of their cars.
She was eventually let go, per David Goodhue of the Miami Herald, who also took this footage:
She was eventually let go, per David Goodhue of the Miami Herald, who also took this footage:
December 3, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Agents in Key Largo, Florida ripped this woman wearing medical scrubs out of her car as she screamed she is a US citizen. Agents cuffed her and put her in one of their cars.
She was eventually let go, per David Goodhue of the Miami Herald, who also took this footage:
She was eventually let go, per David Goodhue of the Miami Herald, who also took this footage:
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here's Trump's full racist rant about MN's Somali community: "Somalians ripped off that state for billions. And they contribute nothing... Ilhan Omar is garbage. She's garbage. Her friends are garbage. These aren't people that work... They come from hell & do nothing but bitch. We don't want them"
December 2, 2025 at 11:15 PM
here's Trump's full racist rant about MN's Somali community: "Somalians ripped off that state for billions. And they contribute nothing... Ilhan Omar is garbage. She's garbage. Her friends are garbage. These aren't people that work... They come from hell & do nothing but bitch. We don't want them"
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We found that a clear majority of journalists (62%) think that AI represents a large or very large threat to journalism, whereas only a small minority (15%) say it’s a large or very large opportunity. www.niemanlab.org/2025/12/jour...
Journalists may see AI as a threat to the industry, but they’re using it anyway
Although AI use is now widespread among U.K. journalists, they still see it as much more of a threat than an opportunity.
www.niemanlab.org
December 2, 2025 at 7:25 PM
We found that a clear majority of journalists (62%) think that AI represents a large or very large threat to journalism, whereas only a small minority (15%) say it’s a large or very large opportunity. www.niemanlab.org/2025/12/jour...
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Pop star Sabrina Carpenter slams the White House for using “Juno” in an ICE arrest video:
“This video is evil and disgusting. Do not ever involve me or my music to benefit your inhumane agenda.”
“This video is evil and disgusting. Do not ever involve me or my music to benefit your inhumane agenda.”
December 2, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Pop star Sabrina Carpenter slams the White House for using “Juno” in an ICE arrest video:
“This video is evil and disgusting. Do not ever involve me or my music to benefit your inhumane agenda.”
“This video is evil and disgusting. Do not ever involve me or my music to benefit your inhumane agenda.”
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Posting stupid memes after being accused of murder is the response of a sneering, spoiled punk who has been caught doing wrong and is now daring the local fuzz to take him in and risk the anger of his rich dad—a role fulfilled by Donald Trump, in this case.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
Pete Hegseth Needs to Go—Now
A man with such contempt for the military should not run the Pentagon.
www.theatlantic.com
December 2, 2025 at 12:02 AM
Posting stupid memes after being accused of murder is the response of a sneering, spoiled punk who has been caught doing wrong and is now daring the local fuzz to take him in and risk the anger of his rich dad—a role fulfilled by Donald Trump, in this case.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
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this is going to be a fucking shitshow, lmao
Costco sues the Trump administration, seeking a refund of tariffs
The wholesaler is the latest company to file a lawsuit against a federal agency over the president's signature economic policy.
www.nbcnews.com
December 1, 2025 at 11:22 PM
this is going to be a fucking shitshow, lmao
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Kelly: He runs around on stage talking about lethality and the warrior ethos.. That’s not the message that should be coming from the Secretary of Defense… He runs around on a stage like he’s a 12 year old playing army. It’s embarrassing.
December 1, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Kelly: He runs around on stage talking about lethality and the warrior ethos.. That’s not the message that should be coming from the Secretary of Defense… He runs around on a stage like he’s a 12 year old playing army. It’s embarrassing.
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Q: You said that second strike was in accordance with the law of armed conflict, but the Navy's own manual says that firing on survivors from a wrecked vessel is an example of a war crime
LEAVITT: I would reiterate that the strike was conducted in accordance with the law of armed conflict
LEAVITT: I would reiterate that the strike was conducted in accordance with the law of armed conflict
December 1, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Q: You said that second strike was in accordance with the law of armed conflict, but the Navy's own manual says that firing on survivors from a wrecked vessel is an example of a war crime
LEAVITT: I would reiterate that the strike was conducted in accordance with the law of armed conflict
LEAVITT: I would reiterate that the strike was conducted in accordance with the law of armed conflict
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RIP writer James Baldwin, died this day 1987.
"I imagine one of the reasons people cling to their hates so stubbornly is because they sense, once hate is gone, they will be forced to deal with pain".
“Not everything that is faced can be changed, but nothing can be changed until it is faced.”
"I imagine one of the reasons people cling to their hates so stubbornly is because they sense, once hate is gone, they will be forced to deal with pain".
“Not everything that is faced can be changed, but nothing can be changed until it is faced.”
December 1, 2025 at 1:09 PM
RIP writer James Baldwin, died this day 1987.
"I imagine one of the reasons people cling to their hates so stubbornly is because they sense, once hate is gone, they will be forced to deal with pain".
“Not everything that is faced can be changed, but nothing can be changed until it is faced.”
"I imagine one of the reasons people cling to their hates so stubbornly is because they sense, once hate is gone, they will be forced to deal with pain".
“Not everything that is faced can be changed, but nothing can be changed until it is faced.”
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People on board the boat were said to have survived an initial strike and were killed in a follow-up attack. Officials said the boat appeared to have turned back toward shore. Three sources, including Sen. Rand Paul said the boat was attacked by one or more drones.
theintercept.com/2025/09/10/u...
theintercept.com/2025/09/10/u...
September 11, 2025 at 9:29 PM
People on board the boat were said to have survived an initial strike and were killed in a follow-up attack. Officials said the boat appeared to have turned back toward shore. Three sources, including Sen. Rand Paul said the boat was attacked by one or more drones.
theintercept.com/2025/09/10/u...
theintercept.com/2025/09/10/u...
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Lol, Zillow tried to rate the climate risks facing individual properties. The real estate industry *hated* it, precisely because it worked -- it made selling risky properties more difficult. So they rebelled & Zillow caved.
Don't look up!
Don't look up!
Zillow Removes Climate Risk Scores From Home Listings
www.nytimes.com
November 30, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Lol, Zillow tried to rate the climate risks facing individual properties. The real estate industry *hated* it, precisely because it worked -- it made selling risky properties more difficult. So they rebelled & Zillow caved.
Don't look up!
Don't look up!
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He cherishes country music everybody.
November 30, 2025 at 10:57 PM
He cherishes country music everybody.
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the administration is being cute about it now, but a funny thing about the Hegseth double tap reporting is that he made a lengthy huffy comment after the story published. He had a chance to deny it, and say (or lie even) I never said this. This isn’t a trick question, he coulda done that. He didn’t!
December 1, 2025 at 3:47 AM
the administration is being cute about it now, but a funny thing about the Hegseth double tap reporting is that he made a lengthy huffy comment after the story published. He had a chance to deny it, and say (or lie even) I never said this. This isn’t a trick question, he coulda done that. He didn’t!
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If the Venezuelan sailors were enemy combatants, then the 2nd strike is a war crime.
If the Venezuelan sailors weren’t enemy combatants, then both strikes are criminal murder.
It’s that simple.
If the Venezuelan sailors weren’t enemy combatants, then both strikes are criminal murder.
It’s that simple.
November 30, 2025 at 8:42 PM
If the Venezuelan sailors were enemy combatants, then the 2nd strike is a war crime.
If the Venezuelan sailors weren’t enemy combatants, then both strikes are criminal murder.
It’s that simple.
If the Venezuelan sailors weren’t enemy combatants, then both strikes are criminal murder.
It’s that simple.
Trump frees fraudster days into prison sentence www.nytimes.com/2025/11/29/u...
Trump Frees Fraudster Just Days Into Seven-Year Prison Sentence
www.nytimes.com
November 30, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Trump frees fraudster days into prison sentence www.nytimes.com/2025/11/29/u...
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Imagine if they just subsidized newspapers and magazines the way they’re subsidizing this slop
"All of this falls apart if humans don't adopt the tech. This is why you've seen Meta cram its lame chatbots into WhatsApp and Instagram. This is why Notepad and Paint now have useless Copilot buttons on Windows. This is why Google Gemini wants to "help you" read and reply to your emails."
Analysis: OpenAI is a loss-making machine, how can it survive?
Don't call it a bubble! Loss-making monster OpenAI is on the hook for $1.4 trillion (with a T) in compute commitments. How can this go on?
www.windowscentral.com
November 30, 2025 at 12:35 PM
Imagine if they just subsidized newspapers and magazines the way they’re subsidizing this slop
Mass shooting at children’s birthday party in Stockton leaves 4 dead, 10 injured
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Mass shooting at children’s birthday party leaves 4 dead, 10 injured
Law enforcement responded to a shooting in Stockton Saturday evening that sent several victims to area hospitals.
www.sfchronicle.com
November 30, 2025 at 6:06 AM
Mass shooting at children’s birthday party in Stockton leaves 4 dead, 10 injured
www.sfchronicle.com/crime/articl...
www.sfchronicle.com/crime/articl...