Free for all to read. This should be alarming to everyone. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/02/u...

I was wondering when someone would point this out. From @latimes.com www.pressdemocrat.com/2026/01/16/c...

Everyone good with the POTUS trashing previous presidents and immortalizing the Big Lie about the 2020 election (the one that got people killed on Jan. 6) on a plaque in the White House?

If you're scouting for the perfect gift for the wine-lover in your life, you sure as hell won't find it here. www.tinacaputo.com/post/the-202...

Free speech-loving U.S. comedians agreed to do a show for the Saudi Arabian government, which literally murdered and beheaded a journalist. And they signed a prenup agreeing not to make any jokes about the Saudi royals or religion. Because: money. wkamaubell.substack.com/p/saudi-arab...

What do California wineries do when flocks of hungry birds threaten to devour their precious crop at harvest time? They bring on the falcons, that's what. norcalpublicmedia.org/202509259919...

Jesus H, did someone breed this thing on purpose? “That barnacled sphere is definitely haunted. It has seen some shit. It may have Lyme disease. It might be an egg. Some foul beast will definitely emerge from that bungled scrotum and drag me back to its mother’s lair in the fens.’

"Fear is the tool of a tyrant...But I'm not afraid, and I hope you're not either."

It's harvest time California wine country, and the 2025 season brings new worries that ICE ramp-ups could impact vineyard workers. Here's my update for KQED's "The California Report." And yes, it does include a clip from the new season of "South Park." (Audio begins at 4:25) lnkd.in/g3G_UxAG

This is a classic for a reason, MFs. www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/its... @mcsweeneys.net

If anyone would like to send a comment to ABC, here's where to do it.

Save Elmo!

All kinds of small, local businesses are being hit by new 145% tariffs on Chinese goods, from toy stores to bridal shops to Asian markets. The consensus? Higher prices for consumers. Here's my radio report for NorCal Public Media. norcalpublicmedia.org/202505069809...

Now would be a good time to support your local NPR station if you don't already. www.npr.org/2025/05/02/g...

@cbsnews.com This is beyond alarming. You cannot cave to a would-be authoritarian's demands. The free press must not fall. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/22/b...

Another hit on the free press. In latest media crackdown, White House limits newswire access to Trump - www.reuters.com/business/med...

I see it. I have lived it. 83 years ago, the U.S. government turned upon a group of its own citizens and residents and sent them to internment camps without due process. I was there among them. American fascism is back. It is here. It is now.

I'm laughing, I'm crying. I'm mostly crying...

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JUST IN: Judge lifts Trump White House restrictions on AP while lawsuit proceeds reut.rs/42lbGT9

President Trump said tariffs on EU wines would be "great" for U.S. wine businesses, but U.S. wine businesses tend to disagree. Here's my report for @marketplace.org www.marketplace.org/shows/market...

#handsoff Marin County, Calif.

5,000 in Marin County today

From now on, only white men will be represented on federal government websites? Fortunately, the Wayback Machine never forgets. www.npr.org/2025/03/19/n...

Another win for authoritarian governments and another blow to the free press. Voice of America staff put on leave, Trump ally says agency 'not salvageable' - www.reuters.com/business/med...

“My job is supposed to be to tell you what I think, not what Jeff Bezos thinks I should think. And now comes the dicey part, because the Bezos missive does not arrive in a vacuum but in the context of the owner’s repeated overtures to Trump.”

#internationalwomensday seems like a good day to repost this. www.tinacaputo.com/post/10-reas...

@thedanrather.bsky.social I’m watching the “Rather” documentary to remind me of what good journalism means to our democracy. Thank you for your ongoing service.

Hell, yes. More of this! www.yahoo.com/news/defiant...

New tariffs would most certainly harm U.S. businesses that sell imported wines, as well as U.S. wineries that buy imported barrels and bottles, but they might not be such a terrible thing for struggling domestic grape growers. Here's my latest for The California Report.

With all the turmoil going on in the world, we could all use a little escape. Join me, if you will, on a virtual visit to Ashes & Diamonds -- a decidedly "un-Napa" winery in Napa Valley. www.sonomamag.com/ashes-diamon...

25% tariffs for all Canadian goods are, apparently, back on. Trump said today they're set to go into effect on Tuesday, but really, who the hell knows? www.nbcnews.com/business/eco...

Another lurch toward state-controlled media. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/25/b...

Congrats, Mitch! www.borowitzreport.com/p/mcconnell-...