Worth Watching: Even from a Republican who's not running again, this is an incredible critique of Noem, her leadership and her dead dog. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jijg...
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Worth Watching: Even from a Republican who's not running again, this is an incredible critique of Noem, her leadership and her dead dog. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jijg...
Trump appears determined to bring democracy to Iran, Cuba & maybe Venezuela. Wish he felt that way about democracy in the U.S.
Has he tasted liver?
Trump cares more about winning a fight than having the best AI: "Grok is considered by current and former government officials to be an inferior product."
At last, a Silicon Valley leader fails to genuflect. Dario Amodei of Anthropic stands up to the Pentagon.
Taj Mahal’s voice. By Zack Ruskin, in SF Chronicle.
“Madonna, I’ve wanted to meet you for so long,’” he said.
“Well now you did,” she said & walked away…
High school civics class.
🚨 BREAKING: In a decisive victory for voters, the Utah Supreme Court upheld a fairer congressional map for the 2026 elections — dismissing the GOP Legislature’s appeal and securing a district where Democratic voters can meaningfully compete.
Alysa Liu's father fled China after participating in the Tiananmen Square protests. Fortunately, we didn't have Trump's immigration policies then.
The most joyful skater wins the gold. And she's from Oakland. There's no one more fun to watch than Alysa Liu.
One of the great problem with journalism prizes is that they are mostly awarded based on the year a piece is published and not once their true power has been recognized.
But if ever there were a case for a special award...it should go to Julie.
When we’re not used to it, 42 degrees feels like freezing weather.
A consolation prize: She had a disastrous skate last night, but she’s the #1 clue in nyt mini crossword puzzle this morning.
How Jack Kerouac, Janis Joplin & Dorothea Lange lived in SF v. today's housing challenges. Excellent onramp to SF's art and real estate.
So the U.S. military is forced to buy coal & watch the Melania movie —in some cases.
What kind of human being would do this to an 84-year-old woman?
Savannah Guthrie makes it sound as though the latest kidnapper message said their mother had died ("We understand," Guthrie said, implying the kidnappers did not intend for Nancy to die.) Samantha said the family will pay for her return to "celebrate," suggesting a celebration of life.
If Jeff Bezos could afford to spend $75 million on the Melania movie & $500 million for a yacht to sail off to his $55 million wedding to give his wife a $5 million ring, please don't tell me he needed to fire one-third of the Washington Post staff.
Democracy dies in oligarchy.
The hallmark (the “brand”) of the Washington Post has been accountability journalism. Thus, today’s staff decimation is Bezos’s greatest gift to Trump, so much more valuable than the Melania movie, inauguration money, etc. This disaster began, for real, with the Harris endorsement he killed.
lizzie johnson @lizziejohnsonnn · 49m I was just laid off by The Washington Post in the middle of a warzone. I have no words. I'm devastated. Quote lizzie johnson @lizziejohnsonnn · Jan 25 Waking up without power, heat, or running water. (Again.) But the work here in Kyiv continues. Warming up in the car, writing in pencil — pen ink freezes — by headlamp.
INBOX: Washington Post Ukraine Correspondent Lizzie Johnson announces that she has been laid off in the middle of a below-freezing war zone without power, heat, or running water.
This could be a breakthrough. Listen to The NYT’s The Daily podcast for context. www.startribune.com/mn-sheriffs-....
Today’s San Francisco Chronicle, p 3:
Holy shit. So this just happened at Minneapolis's legendary First Avenue club. That's Tom Morello introducing Springsteen. www.youtube.com/watch?v=_jHe...
Ms. Noem and Mr. Bovino are lying in defiance of obvious truths
— NYT Editorial
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/25/o...
Talking truck books with Charles, the librarian.
How does a toddler provide informed consent?
When choice trumps health of vulnerable population.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/23/h...