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The race between state Sen. Scott Wiener and Connie Chan to succeed Pelosi in Congress is taking a turn for the personal.

“Former Tennessee agriculture commissioner Charlie Hatcher defeated Rep. Andy Ogles in his Republican reelection primary on Thursday, dealing a blow to the Trump-backed incumbent,” the Washington Post reports. ”Ogles has faced increased scrutiny over campaign finance decisions and other issues, while Hatcher received a boost this week with a late endorsement from the state’s Republican […]

Amjad Masad on the "self-driving company," why a CEO is a glorified router, and what's left for humans when agents do the work

The Atlantic: “Had the Iran war been over in a matter of several weeks, as the administration initially predicted, the U.S. munitions problem would not be so dire. And the problem would be mitigated ‘if we knew when the war will end,’ one defense official told us. ‘The real problem is that there is no […]

“A judge in Washington dismissed a felony vandalism charge on Thursday against a former Olympic canoeist who had been accused of damaging the recently renovated Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, ending an embarrassing saga for the Justice Department and the top prosecutor in Washington,” the New York Times reports.

“The author of the Democratic National Committee’s 2024 election ‘autopsy’ confirmed that he concluded the war in Gaza hurt Kamala Harris politically — and that he’d privately shared that assessment with a pro-Palestinian group,” Axios reports. “He said he drafted that finding late last year but never submitted it to party leadership.”

Otto Dix, Fliehender Verwundeter (Sommeschlacht 1916) (Wounded Man Fleeing [Battle of the Somme 1916]), plate 10 from Der Krieg (The War), 1924 #artsmia #minneapolisinstituteofart

Justin Pearson has won the Democratic primary for Tennessee’s 9th Congressional District. As part of the "Tennessee Three," Pearson gained national attention in 2023 when Republicans attempted to expel him for his gun control advocacy after the Covenant School shooting.

Spent a little time this evening adding another database backup location. My primary database server has been so reliable, but eventually I know my luck will run out.

“Russian President Vladimir Putin could try to test NATO’s resolve with a limited assault on an allied country in the next few years, according to new U.S. intelligence reports that posit possible scenarios ranging from a cyberattack to a small-scale land incursion,” the Wall Street Journal reports. “The assessments, described by U.S. officials, come amid […]

The bustling Mission Bay has a new school, but SFUSD’s lottery system means that some neighbors will miss out.