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The Admiral
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Your Admiral in the SF Bay. Interested in Marin and Sonoma news, outdoors, etc.
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It's time to consider letting Arkansas farms re-wild themselves. Farmers there clearly cannot make it work without government handouts (most of which come from Blue states like California). #arkansas

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People Have Little Sympathy For The Arkansas Farmers Who Are Asking Trump For Emergency Funding To Save Their Farms
"American farmer: socialism for me, late-stage capitalism for thee."
au.news.yahoo.com
September 7, 2025 at 9:24 PM
theadmiral3.bsky.social
Glenn County, California is losing its only hospital after a federal decision this week. The county voted for Trump 66% to 31%.

www.chicoer.com/2025/08/29/g...
Glenn Medical Center’s emergency services set to close after federal decision
WILLOWS — The Glenn Medical Center is set to close its hospital and emergency room services on October 21, following the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ decision to revoke t…
www.chicoer.com
August 29, 2025 at 8:34 PM
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Been thinking about giving up my subscription to the @sfchronicle.com after 30 years because I don't read it as much as my local paper, but after reading this story by @brontewittpenn.bsky.social I'm keeping it a while longer.

www.sfchronicle.com/projects/202...
Indigenous teens paddled 310 miles of newly undammed Klamath River
How this group of teenagers became the first people in 100 years to paddle all 310 miles of newly undammed Klamath River.
www.sfchronicle.com
August 29, 2025 at 8:31 PM
theadmiral3.bsky.social
The Coachella Cosplayers are learning that actions have consequences.
#kneecap
www.sfgate.com/sf-culture/a...
Controversial rap group cancels sold-out Bay Area shows after terrorism charge
The Irish group's entire U.S. tour had sold out.
www.sfgate.com
August 25, 2025 at 9:42 PM
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Citizens of DC, do you feel safe now? www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Military vehicle crashes into car in DC as states send more national guard troops
Incident comes as six states pledge to send at least 1,200 troops to Washington DC despite falling crime rate
www.theguardian.com
August 20, 2025 at 5:54 PM
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Crime in Utah is out of control! We need to call in the National Guard!
apnews.com/article/poli...
2 officers killed and a 3rd is wounded in a Utah shooting, authorities say
Authorities say two police officers were shot and killed in Utah and a man was taken into custody after bystanders persuaded him to drop the gun.
apnews.com
August 18, 2025 at 9:16 PM
theadmiral3.bsky.social
Gregory Bovino (pictured) was the U.S. Border Patrol sector chief who led the Gestapo-style raid outside Gov. Gavin Newsom's anti-election-rigging press conference yesterday. Remember that name.

www.latimes.com/california/s...
Border Patrol agents stage show of force at Newsom's 'big beautiful press conference'
Border Patrol agents arrested at least one person, who a coworker said was delivering strawberries, outside of Gov. Gavin Newsom's event in Little Tokyo.
www.latimes.com
August 15, 2025 at 4:18 PM
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"Hamas actually wants a famine in Gaza. Producing mass death from hunger is the group’s final play, its last hope for ending the war in a way that advances its goals."

www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
Hamas Wants Gaza to Starve
Starvation only helps Hamas end the war in a way that advances its aims.
www.theatlantic.com
August 1, 2025 at 5:13 PM
theadmiral3.bsky.social
WTF, Texas? www.beckershospitalreview.com/quality/publ...
Cities with the most, fewest adults in poor health - Becker's Hospital Review | Healthcare News & Analysis
Three cities in Texas have the highest percentage of adults with fair or poor health, according to WalletHub’s annual ranking, published July 7. To determine the ranking, WalletHub compared 182 cities...
www.beckershospitalreview.com
July 11, 2025 at 8:51 PM
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Someone call 911 #zepparella is ripping the faces off attendees at the Marin County Fair #Marin
July 5, 2025 at 2:08 AM
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Great analysis of why Valkyries games are so fun in the @sfchronicle.com: www.sfchronicle.com/projects/202...
Why the Valkyries are the most valuable women's sports team in the world
The Golden State Valkyries are the most valuable women's sports team in the world. Here's why.
www.sfchronicle.com
June 29, 2025 at 2:24 PM
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Elephant Rock at low tide today in Marin County, CA. #Marin #PointReyes
June 28, 2025 at 10:02 PM
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Turnabout is fair play. Glad to see Gavin going on the offensive. www.wsj.com/business/med...
California Gov. Newsom Sues Fox News for Defamation
The lawsuit seeks at least $787 million in damages, alleging the network wrongly said Newsom lied about a phone call with President Trump.
www.wsj.com
June 27, 2025 at 6:09 PM
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Excellent article by Michael Kimmage of the @nytimes.com on Putin's folly in Ukraine: www.nytimes.com/2025/06/24/o...
Opinion | Putin Has Lost Something Worse Than a War
www.nytimes.com
June 24, 2025 at 1:42 PM
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This article in @theatlantic.com nails it: "Seldom has any action backfired so spectacularly as Hamas’s October 7 attack." www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
Sinwar’s March of Folly
Seldom has any action backfired so spectacularly as Hamas’s October 7 attack.
www.theatlantic.com
June 23, 2025 at 2:39 PM
theadmiral3.bsky.social
Great article in the @sfchronicle.com on bike commuting in SF with two of my favorite folks, @peterhartlaub.bsky.social and Dave Flemming!
www.sfchronicle.com/totalsf/arti...
San Francisco’s most famous bike commuter? This Giants broadcaster
In the broadcast booth Dave Flemming is a composed professional. On his bike pedaling through San Francisco to Oracle Park another side emerges: unabashed fan.
www.sfchronicle.com
June 18, 2025 at 2:03 PM
theadmiral3.bsky.social
Trumponomics!

www.cbsnews.com/news/at-home...
At Home retail chain files for bankruptcy as part of restructuring effort
As part of the agreement, At Home said it expects to transition ownership of the company.
www.cbsnews.com
June 16, 2025 at 2:53 PM
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Will MAGA supporters step in and pick up the slack? ICE "has intensified detentions nationwide—leaving some construction sites deserted, crops unpicked, and employers scrambling." www.barrons.com/articles/ice...
Trump’s ICE Raids Empty Construction Sites, Cripple Meat Factory
Across critical sectors, business owners say fear of arrest is driving both undocumented laborers—and legal immigrants—to stay away from worksites.
www.barrons.com
June 13, 2025 at 1:28 PM
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So apparently all this chaos is being sparked by orders from Stephen Miller: www.wsj.com/us-news/prot...
The White House Marching Orders That Sparked the L.A. Migrant Crackdown
After deportations fell short of President Trump’s campaign promises, federal agents summoned to a meeting in Washington were told to “just go out there and arrest illegal aliens.”
www.wsj.com
June 10, 2025 at 11:28 PM
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Disgraceful. www.sfchronicle.com/california/a...
National Guard troops in Los Angeles seen sleeping on floors
State troops sent to Los Angeles by the Trump administration, without the approval of California Gov. Gavin Newsom, were expected to sleep on floors or outdoors, a source told the Chronicle.
www.sfchronicle.com
June 10, 2025 at 1:18 AM
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The right-wingers would be losing their minds about government overreach if Biden or Obama had ever done something like this. www.nytimes.com/live/2025/06...
Live Updates: Trump Sends Marines to L.A. on 4th Day of Immigration Protests
www.nytimes.com
June 9, 2025 at 11:45 PM
theadmiral3.bsky.social
Time for California taxpayers to start withholding their taxes to the federal government. Enough is enough. www.cnn.com/2025/06/06/p...
Trump preparing large-scale cancellation of federal funding for California, sources say | CNN Politics
The Trump administration is preparing to cancel a large swath of federal funding to California, an effort which could begin as soon as Friday, according to multiple sources.
www.cnn.com
June 6, 2025 at 6:59 PM
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Great article in @sfstandard.com about the revival of San Francisco: sfstandard.com/2025/06/06/s...
Tourists are loving SF’s glow up. Just ask the tour guides
Visitor expectations are catching up to the reality of plummeting crime rates and less clogged sidewalks.
sfstandard.com
June 6, 2025 at 1:30 PM
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Not even Trumponomics could help them.
www.cnn.com/2025/06/05/f...
Hooters abruptly closes dozens of restaurants | CNN Business
Hooters has abruptly closed dozens of locations just a few months after the chicken wing chain filed for bankruptcy and proclaimed it wasn’t “going anywhere.”
www.cnn.com
June 5, 2025 at 9:31 PM
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Not content with killing an extra few hundreds of thousands of people the first time COVID came around, the Trump Administration is going to take another crack at it. buff.ly/fbfoWUV
FDA will limit Covid vaccines to people over 65 or at high risk of serious illness, leaders say
The FDA announced it will limit access to Covid-19 vaccines going forward to people 65 and older and others at high risk of serious illness
www.statnews.com
May 20, 2025 at 3:34 PM