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The San Francisco Standard
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A man died fleeing SF cops. The police won’t hold a town hall to explain what happened

A fatal shooting would have triggered a public meeting. Edwin Adams’ death did not.

The San Francisco Standard
Text • Emily Dreyfuss

Decoding the ballot: Governor’s race, billionaires’ tax and Pelosi’s seat

A comedian and two politics reporters help me make sense of my eight-page ballot.

The San Francisco Standard
Text • Jane Kenny

The Valkyries aren’t just facing the Dream. They’re up against a decade of WNBA history

The last champion to win without an elite frontcourt player and to rely so heavily on a reserve for scoring was the 2009 Phoenix Mercury.

The San Francisco Standard
Text • Paolo Bicchieri

Valencia’s Studio Aurora is saying goodbye with a pinsa party and huge wine sale

A new wine bar and restaurant, open only at night, will take over the Valencia Street space next year.

The San Francisco Standard
Text • Kerry Crowley

49ers vs. Falcons: The Standard’s 5 fast predictions

Defesnsive coordinator Raheem Morris faces his former team Sunday in Atlanta, where the 49ers will try to improve to 7-0.

McSweeney’s
Text • Elizabeth Kleinfeld

An Open Letter to Everyone at Gate B32 Who Is Clearly Jealous of My Airport Wheelchair

To My Fellow Passengers, I see you, craning your necks at the gate, watching me get wheeled past the entire boarding line like some kind of parade float, and I know what you’re thinking: Must be nice. And you know what? It is nice. I am the first person on every flight I tak...

TPM – Talking Points Memo
Text • Madiba K. Dennie

Trump’s DOJ Is On A Denaturalization Crusade. Ilhan Omar Is Just One Of Its Targets

This article is part of Cafe, TPM’s home for opinion and news analysis. It first appeared at Balls and Strikes. Around...

TPM – Talking Points Memo
Text • John Light

Trump, Vance, RNC Demand Republicans Stop Criticizing Ramaswamy Ad

Republican Party Adds New Plank to Its Platform: Ramaswamy’s Ad Was ‘So Good’ For a day or so, Republicans expressed...

WIRED
Text • Kat Merck

Best Early Black Friday Smart Bird Feeder Deals (2026)

I’ve spent years testing smart bird feeders. These are the currently discounted models I’d buy for myself—or give as gifts.

Techdirt
Text • Karl Bode

Trump Leveraged FCC ‘Investigation’ Into Dish CEO Charlie Ergen To Get Him To Donate To Ballroom

The Washington Post recently had some interesting additional insight into the various “pay to play” shenanigans related to Trump’s $330 million ballroom. They got a hold of a broader donor list, noting that Nvidia and Apple each committed $25 million, the top contribution amount. As did GOP donor mainstay the Adelson family. Crypto companies are […]

The Wolf – Hudson Valley’s New Country
Text • Jana Deak

A Family Hopes For Answers After Remains Found in a Shed

After more than a decade of unanswered questions, a search with cadaver dogs and ground-penetrating radar has shifted everything in Ashley Carroll's case. Continue reading…

The Wolf – Hudson Valley’s New Country
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New York T-Mobile Customers May Qualify for Refunds

T-Mobile customers in New York could qualify for refunds, free phones, or frozen rates after a settlement over unexpected price increases. Continue reading…

News – The White House
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Presidential Message on the World Series

This week, Americans across our great country are coming together to celebrate the 2026 World Series, the crown jewel of our Nation’s favorite pastime.  Baseball has long held a cherished place in our culture, and now, the Fall Classic once again unites us around this storied game. For nearly two centuries, baseball has shaped the […]

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Three Miracles of St Zenobius, 1505 #earlyrenaissance #sandrobotticelli

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Text • NewsHound Ellen

Bombshell Revelations Should Put Jared Kushner In Deep Doo-Doo

We’ve always known that Jared Kushner is a sleaze. His felonious, pussy-grabbing father-in-law would never have given him a position in his first administration if he wasn’t. Now, a Vanity Fair excerpt from a new book, “Princes and Thieves: Jared Kushner and Mohamed bin Zay...

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Text • Andrea Thompson

Leak Reveals Trump's Desperate Hail Mary Plan For Iran In Midterm Aftermath

According to a bombshell new report from the New York Times, Donald Trump has a desperate, Hail Mary plan for his 8-month-and-counting war with Iran in the immediate aftermath of the US midterm elections, and it's not good. Inside sources spoke with the outlet and claimed t...

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Text • Steve M.

Should Congress Impeach Elon Musk?

David French has written a good column encouraging Democrats to pursue the impeachment of prominent figures in the Trump administration if they regain control of Congress. French reminds readers that officers other than presidents can be impeached: The impeachment power is ...

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Chris Hayes Shreds Trump For Supporting Vile Ramaswamy Ad

As we've already discussed here, vile JD Vance took the side of a pedophile rapist to defend Vivek Ramaswamy's disgusting ad attacking his Democratic opponent Amy Acton. And in case anyone wasn't sure where Trump would land on the issue, he made that very clear when respond...

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Mike's Blog Round Up

Pharyngula: Sorry, Texans, you are so screwed.

Honest Graft: When voters prioritize economics over culture, the electoral battleground expands.

Drezner's World: The op-eds about higher education need to stop until we figure out what the hell is going on with the op-ed contributors.

Balloon Juice: Straight-up crooks.

Diane Ravitch: Please, no more promises of educational miracles!

This installment by Batocchio. E-mail tips to mbru AT crooksandliars DOT com.

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Starshield Went Dark. Who Gave The Order?

This week’s World War Next opens on what Olga Lautman calls a “Summit of the Carnivores”—and host Cliff Schecter renames the “Summit of the Cannibals”—as Trump embraces a plan to carve up Ukraine still not good enough for Putin. Olga argues throttling Starshield, the military-grade satellite system Ukraine relies on, is “bigger than Trump."

Pentagon officials who worked with Ukrainians still followed the order, and civilians are dying. Former Danish intel officer Jacob Kaarsbo says it violates the duty to warn—a principle Western services honor even with enemies. The three ask what it’ll take for voters to break Trump's autocratic grip. Olga, a Ukrainian who’s seen it done twice, believes they will.

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