McSweeney’s
• Ali Kelley
Political Wire
• Taegan Goddard
Trump’s Snub of South Korea Sends Region Scrambling
“The Trump administration’s snub of South Korea has America’s allies in Asia rethinking how much they can depend on the U.S. for defense — and looking to each other to reduce their reliance on Washington,” Politico reports. Los Angeles Times: Anxiety grips Pacific allies as Trump pulls back.
The San Francisco Standard
• Astrid Kane
This Mission restaurant took a decade to open. The fish taco was worth the wait
Chicano Nuevo’s $95 tasting menu turns a humble beach-town staple into an elaborate, deeply personal expression of Abe Núñez’s cooking.
The San Francisco Standard
• John Shea
Duane Kuiper ponders his future without Mike Krukow in the booth: ‘This one’s really hard’
As Krukow’s final season winds down, Kuiper looks back on decades spent broadcasting with his best friend: “I’ll miss us entertaining each other.”
The San Francisco Standard
• Jillian D’Onfro
Why secrecy as a service is the new real estate must-have for the super rich
Agents say they’re increasingly helping homebuyers mask their identities.
The San Francisco Standard
• Tim Kawakami
Kawakami: The Valkyries will beat the Lynx at some point, right? Eventually?
It feels like Golden State has been losing to Minnesota forever, but it’s been just a blip of basketball history. It’s still new.
The San Francisco Standard
• Natallie Rocha
Aspiring tech workers grapple with fewer openings, more competition
As AI makes entry-level jobs scarce, young workers are getting creative to get noticed.
The San Francisco Standard
• Madeline Taub
Welcome to San Francisco’s restaurant merch renaissance
From pasta Joy Division album covers to Mario-themed hats, chefs and owners are treating merch as art.
The San Francisco Standard
• Jennifer Wadsworth
Their roommate died. Then their rent more than tripled to $9,250
Sublets keep San Francisco rents survivable for thousands — until a master tenant dies or leaves, and the law offers little protection.
Electrek
• Fred Lambert
Geely prepares revolutionary 500 Wh/kg solid-state EV battery that could beat diesel

Geely says its next-generation solid-state EV battery will reach an energy density of up to 500 Wh/kg, and it’s already running the cells through real-world validation ahead of a pilot rollout in 2027.
That number is the whole story. At 500 Wh/kg, Geely’s cells would hold roughly twice the energy per kilogram of the best lithium-ion battery packs shipping in EVs today.
Latest articles from Crooks and Liars
• NewsHound Ellen
GOP Sabotaged The ACA But Byron Donalds Tries To Blame Dems
Place du Carrousel, the Tuileries Gardens, 1900 #danishart #pissarro
Techdirt
• Karl Bode
FOIA Docs Show Brendan Carr Intimately Collaborated With White House, Right Wing Propaganda Orgs
Back in 2014 you might remember there was a giant, two-year, manufactured news cycle where Republicans pretended to be outraged that the then Obama White House had openly supported the FCC’s efforts to impose some modest net neutrality rules (designed to protect consumers and competition from telecom monopoly abuse of power). At the time, major […]
Political Wire
• Taegan Goddard
Darline Graham Faces Questions About Qualifications
“Even before Tuesday night’s debate, Sen. Darline Graham has been fending off questions about her qualifications to replace her brother, the late Lindsey Graham, in the Senate,” NBC News reports. “But her performance at the debate brought a fresh round of questioning in South Carolina — a state with a proud military tradition and several […]
Latest articles from Crooks and Liars
• Andrea Thompson
Scott Jennings Is Holding Secret Meetings With Trump's Most Powerful Aide
Electrek
• Micah Toll
This fascinating folding e-bike is lighter than Brompton’s lightest electric bike

British folding e-bike maker FLIT has just unveiled its latest lightweight folding e-bike, the FLIT M2i. And at just 13.3 kg (29.3 lb), this thing is getting impressively light for a fully equipped electric bike.
Political Wire
• Taegan Goddard
Airman Detained Again for Capitol Protest
“The U.S. service member who was arrested on the steps of the U.S. Capitol last month after he advocated for President Trump’s impeachment was detained again,” NewsNation reports. “U.S. Air Force Major Jason Watson was ordered into ‘pretrial confinement’ on Tuesday.”
TPM – Talking Points Memo
• John Light
The Second Trump Admin Has Not Yet Gone All-Out in Attacking Abortion. That May Soon Change.
Good morning! I am back, and excited to get back into it. The Next Trump Attack on Abortion? President Donald...
EV Grieve
• Unknown
An East Village swimmer completes open-water swimming's Triple Crown
Political Wire
• Taegan Goddard
Trump’s Pick to Lead the FDA Faces Uphill Senate Battle
“Heidi Overton’s years of loyalty to Donald Trump helped her become his pick to lead the Food and Drug Administration, one of the government’s most powerful regulatory agencies. But that devotion could ruin her chances at Senate confirmation,” Politico reports. “As Trump’s deputy assistant for domestic policy, Overton, a physician, has helped bring Trump’s health […]